An egg carton has been cut and painted into flowers.

Egg Carton Flowers

Turn an egg carton into a beautiful bouquet of flowers!

Supplies:

  • One (or more) egg carton (plastic or paper will work)
  • Paint
  • Paint brushes
  • Scissors 
  • Glue

Steps:

  1. Take the top off of the egg carton and set aside. 

  2. Cut the carton into three sections, as seen in the picture below (step 2). Take the egg carton top and cut long strips to make the flower stems. Don't forget to save room to cut out the leaves. 

  3. Paint the flower petals, stems, and leaves any color and set aside to dry.

  4. Once everything is dry, assemble the flowers by gluing it together (see image below, step 4). 

Note: It might help to glue the assembled flowers onto a piece of painted cardboard for stability. 

An egg carton has been cut and painted into flowers.
One egg carton can turn into a beautiful bouquet (Credit: NOAA).
 

For citation purposes, unless otherwise noted, this article was authored by the NOAA Marine Debris Program.

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